Terrorism

Chaos in Middle East after Gulf nations cut ties with Qatar

Chaos in Middle East after Gulf nations cut ties with Qatar

Supermarket shelves are empty in the Qatar capital Doha. People are storing up large quantities of food water after several Arab nations recently cut ties with Qatar, including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen. These nations accuse Qatar of supporting terrorism. Qatar relies on its Gulf neighbors for 80% of its food imports. Iran has called for dialogues to resolve the conflict and has sent food supplies to Qatar. The rift also led to the suspension of all flights between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors. Angry customers lined up outside of the Qatar Airways office to demand refunds. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has taken the credit for the split. Jun 7, 2017
White Brit armed in racist rant goes viral but apologises, calling video a joke

White Brit armed in racist rant goes viral but apologises, calling video a joke

Video footage of a British man wielding a large machete and what he claims is a grenade threatening to blow up mosques and stab Muslims surfaced online in the aftermath of the London Bridge terror attack. However another video has emerged showing the same man apologizing for his comments, clamming he never posted the video and that it was a joke that wasnt meant for the internet. Jun 5, 2017
Jeremy Corbyn: You cannot protect public on the cheap

Jeremy Corbyn: You cannot protect public on the cheap

Britain needs to have difficult conversations with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states about the funding of Islamist extremism, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on 4 June, resuming his election campaign after a deadly attack in London. He also He attacked Prime Minister Theresa May for cutting police numbers during her tenure as interior minister and repeated his pledge to recruit 10,000 new police officers, including armed officers. Jun 5, 2017
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull vows to find and kill terrorists

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull vows to find and kill terrorists

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull expressed his dismay about the 3 June London Bridge attacks in a video posted to Facebook, a day after the deadly incident. In the video, Turnbull shared his intention to: Defy the terrorists, in the field we find them, we destroy them, we kill them. Jun 5, 2017
Who is Oscar Lopez Rivera?

Who is Oscar Lopez Rivera?

A former leader of the FALN (Armed Forces of National Liberation) and a Puerto Rican nationalist, Oscar Lopez Rivera is one of the last prisoners Barack Obama commuted during his presidency. Opponents call Oscar a terrorist and supporters compare him to Nelson Mandela. In honor of his release, Lopez Rivera was set to healine the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City, but in light of his controversial commutation he decided to step down. Oscar Lopez Rivera no longer condones the use of violence for the freedom of Puerto Rico but he will still march in the Puerto Rican Day Parade as a humble Puerto Rican. Jun 5, 2017
Restaurant owner says anti-terror training saved customers and staff from London Bridge terrorists

Restaurant owner says anti-terror training saved customers and staff from London Bridge terrorists

Seven people have been killed and 48 more were injured in a terror attack in London. Three terrorists drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and stabbed several people at nearby Borough market. Witnesses of last nights events describe how they experienced the second terror attack in London in three months. Several people had to take shelter after they were unable to return home or to their hotels. One restaurant owner describes how his staff managed to safe hundreds of people at Borough market.  Jun 4, 2017
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